INVITE ONLY – English Lyrics

• By: Aitch

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant nuances of contemporary UK street slang and colloquialisms with Aitch’s ‘INVITE ONLY’. This track is an excellent resource for learners to understand modern British rap cadence, regional slang from Manchester, and rhythmic lyrical phrasing.

[English]

Yeah

Don't call me, I'll call you, you know what it is man, it's Invite Only

It's big Aitch (yeah, yeah, yeah)

The game ain't seen nobody as Manc' as this

I ain't got no one to thank for this

Don't have a clue who gassed man up

But they're gonna need more than a tank for this

Money calling, go answer it

'Nuff cheese and bread, I got sandwiches

My girl want her next girl involved

Just told her I'll ask her, anchorage

Broad are my shoulders, minor, I'll carry the weight

Never been one of these soft-ass rappers on Insta

Postin' to have a debate

I never said I was gang-gang once, you did

And you're still not badder than Aitch

Two hundred on a whip, but shit

I raised more than that for a charity, mate

I'm that guy, diss me, man are crack-high

Cross man and get baptised

I've had seagulls, pigeons, eagles, magpies

All the birds, I'm that fly

Pull up on shawty, come, let's chat

Go flame on the gyal, man buns on that

Fifty tings, that's hundred racks

No, I never paid one pound

Touched down, said he came from south

Chelsea to Manny, that's Mason Mount

Don't get the picture, paint me out

The last thing Aitch need is clout

I was 18 years old, all I wanted was ten grand, that's Posty

But I was a hundred up, 'fore I spent my first ten grand at Rollie

Aye, that would've been the best ten I spent

But listen, right now we're in Harrison's garrison (yeah)

Give them a little bit more, trust me (yeah, yeah, yeah)

Big Shelly, man are still on my ting

Comes to the game, what didn't I bring?

"Aitch don't spit like that anymore", tuh

Spit in your face, Invisalignin'

Circle tight, I'm minimisin'

Big dawg, who knows what dinner might bring?

Holdin' the corner, still it's my ring

Ain't fucking your wife, but still I might swing

Been on my humble shit

Climb mountains, fuck up the jungle shit

Can't lie, for my age I've done some shit

So I couldn't care less if you bump this shit

Platinums, groupies, bums and BRITs

Done that, now I just take funds and piss

Done rap, now I might go punk and shit

I only come here to dump this clip

Turbo Coupe, not BM'

This car choon, not CN

Me, I don't chat, I just sit back preein'

Man buyin' bags for gyal in my DM, free 'em

Right like Ian, go 89 on the mic like Ian

Awkward beef, sweetcorn and tea from north not East, like Ian

Yo, but I just want peace, not war

Fuck beef, I'm keepin' my teeth and jaw

Got Porches covered in pigeon shit

And Birkin bags full of weed and raw

I ain't been out here flexing much

If I talk my shit, I'ma keep it short

Eight years deep in the game, don't play with my name

Still deep in your girlfriend's thoughts

Ssh, don't give me lip

Bun an MC like that spliff you lit

Might invite Posty to Invite Only

And make him split, man flipped the script (yeah)

Pop star, I don't write symphonies

Rap star, I don't like industries

Rock star, I don't play instruments

Track star, I just had injuries

Yo, gi' me that

See that cheque come through, gi' me that

Who's the best? Not you, gi' me that

Pulled up, mic check, 1-2, gi' me that, gi' me that

Yo, gi' me that

See that cheque come through, gi' me that

Who's the best? Not you, gi' me that

Pulled up, mic check, 1-2, gi' me that, gi' me that

Bitch, gi' me that shit

Don't act bad, you ain't spinnin' that whip

I'm in the studio, fillin' up clips

Every time you pull that trigger, it clicks

Straight from the block, now I'm livin' in sticks

Met a few GOATs and a million pricks

Stay out the way, I got nothing to prove

Got a big enough bank and big enough-

Gi' me that

See that cheque come through, gi' me that

Who's the best? Not you, gi' me that

Pulled up, mic check, 1-2, gi' me that, gi' me that

Yo, gi' me that

See that cheque come through, gi' me that

Who's the best? Not you, gi' me that

Pulled up, mic check, 1-2, are you fuckin' mad or sommat?

That's why you live on my speed dial, my boy

Seamless (ha-ha-ha-ha)

You heard from Rooney's Goonie, top striker (sheesh)

Trust me, movin' like Craig David in the early 2000s, man

He's born to do it, it's Invite Only, it's GRM Daily

Can I say it, can I say it?

Don't me, I'll call you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
clue /kluː/ B1	noun - A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery.
charity /ˈtʃær.ɪ.ti/ B2	noun - An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.
baptise /bæpˈtaɪz/ C1	verb - To admit a person to the Christian Church by immersion in or sprinkling with water.
clout /klaʊt/ C2	noun - Influence or power, especially in politics or business; informal: fame/social media attention.
garrison /ˈɡær.ɪ.sən/ C1	noun - The troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.
humble /ˈhʌm.bəl/ B1	adjective - Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
awkward /ˈɔːk.wəd/ B1	adjective - Causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience.
industry /ˈɪn.də.stri/ A2	noun - Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
instrument /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/ A2	noun - A tool or implement, especially one for delicate or scientific work; a musical device.
injury /ˈɪn.dʒər.i/ A2	noun - Physical harm or damage to someone's body.
trigger /ˈtrɪɡ.ər/ B2	noun - A small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially for firing a gun.
striker /ˈstraɪ.kər/ B1	noun - A person or thing that strikes; a football player whose primary role is to score goals.
seamless /ˈsiːm.ləs/ C1	adjective - Smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next.
studio /ˈstjuː.di.əʊ/ A1	noun - A room where an artist, photographer, sculptor, or musician works.
mountains /ˈmaʊn.tɪnz/ A1	noun - A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't call me, I'll call you

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ Used to express a decision made at the moment of speaking or a future intention.

• The game ain't seen nobody as Manc' as this

  ➔ Negative contraction (ain't) and Present Perfect

  ➔ 'Ain't' acts as a colloquial substitute for 'has not'. The Present Perfect shows an experience up to the present.

• I raised more than that for a charity, mate

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ Used to describe a completed action in the past.

• I was 18 years old, all I wanted was ten grand

  ➔ Relative clause (omitted 'that')

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is implied after 'all I wanted'.

• I couldn't care less if you bump this shit

  ➔ First Conditional (Real/Possible condition)

  ➔ Used to talk about a possible situation in the present or future.

• I've had seagulls, pigeons, eagles, magpies

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Indicates states or experiences that occurred at an indefinite time in the past.

• Who's the best? Not you, gi' me that

  ➔ Superlative Adjective

  ➔ 'Best' is the superlative form of 'good', used to compare more than two things.

• That's why you live on my speed dial

  ➔ Relative Adverb (reason)

  ➔ 'Why' is used here as a relative adverb to introduce a clause explaining the reason.